tracks

Symphony No. 1 In C Major, Op. 21
I Adagio Molto – Allegro Con Brio
II Andante Cantabile Con Motto
III Menuetto & Trio: Allegro Molto E Vivace
IV Adagio – Allegro Molto E Vivace
Symphony No. 3 In E Flat Major, Op. 55 'Eroica'
I Allegro Con Brio
II Marcia Funebre: Adagio Assai
III Scherzo: Allegro Vivace
IV Finale: Allegro Molto
Symphony No. 2 In D Major, Op. 36
I Adagio Molto – Con Brio
II Larghetto
III Scherzo: Allegro
IV Allegro Molto
Symphony No. 6 In F Major, Op. 68 'Pastoral'
I Allegro Ma Non Troppo
II Andante Molto Mosso
III Allegro –
IV Allegro –
V Allegretto
Symphony No. 4 In B Flat Major, Op. 60
I Adagio – Allegro Vivace
II Adagio
III Allegro Vivace
IV Allegro Ma Non Troppo
Symphony No. 5 In C Minor, Op. 67
I Allegro Con Brio
II Andante Con Moto
III Allegro –
IV Allegro
Overture 'Coriolan', Op. 62
Symphony No. 7 In A Major, Op. 92
I Poco Sostenuto – Vivace
II Allegretto
III Presto
IV Allegro Con Brio
Symphony No. 8 In F Major, Op. 93
I Allegro Vivace E Con Brio
II Allegretto Scherzando
III Tempo Di Menuetto
IV Allegro Vivace
Overture 'Egmont', Op. 84
Symphony No. 9 In D Minor, Op. 125 'Choral'
I Allegro Ma Non Troppo, Un Poco Maestoso
II Molto Vivace – Presto
III Adagio Molto E Cantabile – Andante Moderato
IV Presto – Allegro Assai – Andante Maestoso – Allegro Energico, Sempre Ben Marcato – Allegro Ma Non Troppo – Prestissimo

notes

Recording locations: Kingsway Hall, London, November 1983 (1); Walthamstow Assembly Hall, August 1984 (2), August 1985 (3), August 1986 (4,5), September 1987 (6, Overtures), September 1988 (9), May 1989 (8)
℗ 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989 The Decca Record Company Limited, London
© 1997 The Decca Record Company Limited, London

Packaged in hard cardboard "clamshell" box, opening left to right. Contains a 48 page booklet and 5 CDs in paper sleeves with BEETHOVEN | The Symphonies # on them. Booklet contains track listings and uncredited liner notes with translation from English into French, German and Italian.

CD1 duration - 76:04
CD2 duration - 75:10
CD3 duration - 72:48
CD4 duration - 70:23
CD5 duration - 71:12

credits

Advisor [Language Coach] – Gerd Uekermann (tracks: 5-2 to 5-5)
Art Direction – Lucy Gowans
Composed By – Ludwig van Beethoven
Conductor – Christopher Hogwood
Engineer [Recording Editor] – Deborah Rogers (tracks: 4-2 to 4-9), Jonathan Stokes (tracks: 2-5 to 2-9, 4-1, 5-1), Neil Hutchinson (2) (tracks: 1-5 to 1-8), Nigel Gayler (tracks: 3-1 to 3-8, 5-2 to 5-5), Sue Parkinson (tracks: 1-1 to 1-4, 2-1 to 2-4)
Engineer [Recording Engineer] – John Dunkerley (tracks: 1-1 to 1-4, 2-1 to 2-9, 4-1 to 4-9, 5-1 to 5-5), Simon Eadon (tracks: 3-1 to 3-8), Stanley Goodall (tracks: 1-5 to 1-8)
Orchestra – The Academy Of Ancient Music
Photography By – Eric Lessing,
Producer – Peter Wadland

companies

Phonographic Copyright (p) – The Decca Record Company Limited
Copyright (c) – The Decca Record Company Limited
Recorded At – Kingsway Hall
Recorded At – Walthamstow Assembly Hall
Made By – PMDC, Germany

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